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` Jan. 19, 1932. R. w. cELLARs GARMEN'I' Filed oct; 22, 195o Patented Jan. 19, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ROBERT W. CELLARS, OF DELAWARE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR IO TUG-TOG INC., OF DELAWARE, OHIO, A CORPORATION 0F OHIO GARMENT Application led October 22, 1930.

This invention relates to improvements in wearing apparel and is particularly directed to means for securing upper and lower garments together, such, for example, as childrens clothing. The securing means referred to consists broadly in providing the lower portion of the upper garment with pivoted wire loops which are vertically arranged and circumferentially spaced around the gan ment, and which loops extend through vertical slits provided in the upper portion of the lower garment. These loops are held in place within the slits by a belt passing through the loops eXteriorly of the lower garment and which belt encircles the garment and is, removable therefrom. United States Patent No. 1,502,614 issued to me on July 22,

1924 discloses this type of fastener or securing means which, although quite satisfactory in the operation thereof, has its disadvantage in the pivotal support for the loop. It has been found that these loops which are preferably formed from stiff wire, and are secured to the material for pivotal movement by sewing the same in place thereon, do not pivot as easily as desired due to the fact that the material forming the bearing for the loop exerts too much friction thereon causing the loop to occupy positions substantially at right anglesto the material or in a direction inward towards the body of the wearer. This position of the loop is apt to injure the person wearing the garment upon a fall or when in- Ward pressure is applied to the loop.

It is the primary object of the present invention to overcome these objections and to provide a hinged construction for the loops which permits of the free and'quick pivotal movement thereof when subjected to impact or pressure, the loop or loops turning flat against the material of the garment.

Another object of the invention is to provide the wire loops with bearing sleeves so that the wear, due to the m'ovement thereof,

l will come upon the sleeves instead of onvthe material, thus increasing materially the useful life of the garment.

A further object is to` provide bearing sleeves with irregular outer surfaces or with scoring thereon so that the sleeves will be Serial No. 490,476.

more securely held in place upon the material and prevent it from shifting or moving longitudinally with respect thereto.

A still further o ject of the invention is to provide a pivotal connection between the loops and the material to which they are attached which will be of such construction as to be strong, durable and which is not apt to tear the material and cause the same to sag at the point of connection.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts hereinafter to be more fully described and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a view showing a childs garment with the improved fasteners comprising the present invention,

Figure 2 is a detail fragmentary view on an enlarged scale showing more particularly the mounting of one of the loops,

Figure 3 is taken on the line 3`3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a detail view of the loop assembly, and

Figure 5 is a similar view showinga slightly modified form thereof.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates an article of wearing apparel in its entirety which in this instance has been illustrated as a childs suit consisting of an upper and a lower garment 2 and 3, respectively. Arranged circumferentially around the lower edge of the waist line of the upper garment 2 is a series of loops 4 of fixed form, which are attached to the garment by a band or strip 5 of suitable material sewed or otherwise secured thereto. The preferred manner of anchoring the loops in place upon the garment is to pass the strip 5 through a. loop- 4 and form stitches 6 on each side thereof so that the loop will be pivotally mounted upon the garment in a substantially horizontal plane and at the same time prevented from shifting sidewise of the strip and garment. As shown in my former Patent, No. 1,502,614, these loops, which are a horizontal sectional view L preferably formed from nieta-l, were directly positioned between the material forming the garment and the strip 5 and held in place therein by rows of stitches on each side thereof. This direct contact between the loops and the material was objectionable in that it had a. 'tendency to wear and tear the latter at the point of connection with the loop due to friction set up therebetween. Also, after the garment has been washed this friction was even more pronounced due to shrinkage in the material which produced undue stress and strains on the stitches located adjacent the loops. To overcome this friction and to produce a more secure connection between the loops and the garment, l provide the loops 4 with bearing sleeves 7 which may also be of metallic form and of a length substantially equal to that of the loops. The sleeves are positioned ordinarily in direct contact with the material forming the garment and the strip and are frictionally held therebetween by means of the stitches 6, as shown more particularly in Figure 3 of the drawings. If desired, a reinforcing member 8 may be positioned between the metal sleeves and the garment material to strengthen the garment at this point of connection. By the provision of the bearing sleeves 7, a metal to metal contact is provided which permits of the free swinging movement of the loops without undue friction, and moreover, due to the presence thereof `the end strains exerted upon the loops will be absorbed by the sleeves thereby preventing the material forming that portion of the strip which surrounds the sleeve from bunching up towards the end of the loop or sleeve.

As further precaution against the bunching or shifting of the material towards the ends of the sleeves, the outer surfaces of the sleeves 7 may be scored or ronghened as at 9, keeping the material in place upon the sleeves which will thus be covered and maintain'their neat and original appearance of the fastening. This scoring will also aid in holding the sleeves more securely between the materials surounding the same and prevent rotation thereof.

rlhe lower garment 3, illustrated as a pair of short trousers, is provided at the waist line, near the upper edge, with a plurality of vertically arranged slits l0 corresponding in number to that of the loops d and which are adapted to receive the loops to hold the trousers in a position joined with the waist or blouse 2. Trained through the loops and extending around the garment is a belt il which may be provided with the usualv fastening buckle l2 to hold the ends of the belt together and by which the ends may be disengaged from one another for the removal of the belt from the garment.

From the foregoing it will be seen that an improved type of fastener for joining two garments together has been provided which consists in a novel mounting for a fastening loop forming a part of the fastener and which mounting permits of the free and unhindered swinging movement of the loop relative to the garment. This mounting `allows the loop or loops to take-a position fiat vagainst the garment and swing to such a position upon an impact imparted to the outer free ends 'of lthe loop or loops to prevent body injury to the wearer of the garment if a fall or accident should occur. The mounting also has the advantage of holding the loops in .a ,more secure :manner to the material of the garment and to prevent the wear and tear thereof at the fastening.

Although I have described the `invention as applied to childrens garments, it will be understood that the use thereof is not limited to this particular field but that the same 'is applicable to other garments and in other places where a fastener of this kind may find its employment.

lllhat is claimed is:

l. in articleiof wearing apparel having a plurality of metallic loops arranged vertically and in spaced order around a garment for its attachment to another garment, bearing sleeves carried by said'loops, a strip of material passing through said loops and stitched on each side of said sleeves to keep or hold the same `in place on said garment, and a piece of material positioned between said sleeves and the garment and serving to reinforce the garment at the point of attachment of said sleeve.

2. An article of wearing apparel having a plurality of loops of substantially rectangular form arranged in spaced order around the lower extremity of a garment for its attachment `to an associate garment, bearing sleeves formed upon said loops, a strip of material passing through said loops and stitched on each side of said sleeves vto keep or hold the same in place on said garment, and a piece of material positionedto the rear of said sleeves and attached to the garment and serving to reinforce the latter at the point of attachment of said sleeves, 1

3. An article of wearingapparel having a plurality of loops of substantially rectangular form arranged in spaced order around the lower extremity of a garment for its attachment to an associate garment, bearing sleeves formed upon said loops, a strip of material passing 'through said loops and stitched on each side of said sleeves to keep or hold the same in place on said garment, and irregularities formed with the outer surface of said sleeve and serving to prevent longitudinal shifting movement thereof with respect to the material and said strip.

In testimony whereof I afiiX lmy signature.

RQBERT W. CELLARS.

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